Bought this for use in Calif for my daughter to keep warm at night practice, it's not that heavy. Seems to work fine although she did point out that there is a flap in the back at the bottom, which lets air in and everyone else that I looked at that had a parka did not have a flap. The arms fit fine although my daughter is skinny so I can see where a large male adult with big arms might find this a bit snug as another reviewer suggested it was for her son. Bought a small and my daughter is 5' 6" 105lbs and it fits her fine.
This parka is super. It is warm and comfortable. Highly recommend it!
I ordered these parkas for my daughters to keep warm during the winter months of swimming. I ordered a size up from what they normally wear. My youngest (she's 10 yrs old) is 5'1'' and weighs 102 and wears an adult s in clothes, so I got her a medium in the parka. It looks good on her, and she has plenty of room to wear a sweatshirt if she wants. My other daughter (she's near 12 and her shoulders are broader than my 10 y/o) is 5'1'' and weighs 135. She wears an adult petite medium in clothes but sometimes an adult petite large so I ordered her a large. It's big on her. She tried on her sister's medium, but it was too fitted to wear a sweatshirt. The sleeve length was just right on the medium, but it was tighter around the wrists. She didn't like the tightness, so she kept the large. The sleeve length is longer than her arms on the large, but she's still growing so I'm okay with them being longer. I had their names embroidered on them in white, and they wore them to practice yesterday. They commented on how warm it kept them, so we're very happy with this parka!
I am doing cold water swimming, I have looked at Patagonia, North Face, Columbia for something to get on after quickly drying off which can provide good thermal protection over most of body. Between the length of the parka and the hoodie, I get 100% coverage of my head, core and upper thighs. No other product offers this amount of coverage.
I haven't gotten a chance to use it yet, but this should work great on the pool deck.
love the polar fleece and it is so warm. definitely worth buying.
